Provost Office

Accreditation

Harding's Quality Initiative Project (pdf), completed in 2013, was based upon the Lumina Degree Qualifications Profile.Harding also maintains specialized accreditation for its programs as appropriate to its educational purposes and has more than 50 degrees/majors offered by colleges, departments, and programs that have specialized accreditation. These programs all benefit from the rigorous program review requirements in the accreditation process which are based on national standardized outcomes.

(The first date listed recognizes the first year of accreditation. The second date recognizes the most recent accreditation.)

The Cannon-Clary College of Education at Harding University is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP - 1140 19th Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20036, phone 202-223-0077) for a period of 7 years from October, 2016 to December, 2023. This accreditation includes the following sites: North Little Rock, AR, Rogers, AR, Searcy, AR, and Memphis, TN. The accreditation does not include individual education courses that the EPP offers to P-12 educators for professional development, re-licensure, or other purposes. The list of recognized programs (1961, 2016).

The baccalaureate degree in nursing, master's degree in nursing, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Harding University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, 202-887-6791 (2016, 2016); and are approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) University Tower Building, 1123 South University Ave., Suite 800, Little Rock, AR 72204-1619, 501-686-2700 (1977, 2009).

The Accreditation Review Commission for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Harding University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Harding University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2021. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy. (2005, 2014).

The Family Life Education undergraduate program is approved by the National Council on Family Relations as meeting the Standards and Criteria required for the Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation (2003, 2018).

Harding University is authorized by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). This authorization must be renewed each year and is based on an evaluation by minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility. For grievances by students enrolled at the Mid-South Professional Center that are not resolved at Harding, please contact THEC at 615-732-7495.